bonnet
bonnet
(bŏnʹĭt) noun
1.
a. A hat of cloth or straw, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin, that is worn by women and children. b. Scots. A brimless cap worn by men.
2. A removable metal plate over a machine part, such as a valve.
3. Chiefly British. The hood of an automobile.
4. a. A windscreen for a chimney. b. A cover for a fireplace.
5. Nautical. A strip of canvas laced to a fore-and-aft sail to increase sail area.
verb
, transitive
bonneted
, bonneting, bonnets
To put a bonnet on.
[Middle English bonet, cap, from Old French, material for a headdress, perhaps from Medieval Latin obbonis, probably of Germanic origin.]